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The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO) announced today that Warren E. Buffett, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., will not be a candidate for re-election to its board of directors. Buffett, who has served on the board since 1974 (with a break of eight years when he became a director of Capital...

The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO) said today that its Board of Directors has approved an increase in the annual dividend rate on the Company's common stock, from $9.00 to $9.40 per share.

Below are the top publishing-book stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of earnings estimate for the next year. The earnings estimate for McGraw-Hill Companies Inc (The) (NYSE: MHP) for the next year ending December, 2011 is $2.89 per share. MHP's PEG ratio is 1.20. Scholastic Corporation (...

The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) today announced that it has named William (Bill) D. Green to its Board of Directors. Mr. Green, 57, is Chairman of Accenture, a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, with approximately 211,000 people serving clients in more...

At 10:36 am, the Dow fell 0.09% to 11,827.41, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved down 0.62% to 1,287.00 and the NASDAQ composite index fell 0.83% to 2,742.80. The industries that are still afloat in the market today are: Publishing - Books: This industry jumped 2.20% by 10:36 am. The...

The Board of Directors of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) today approved the 38th consecutive annual increase in the regular quarterly cash dividend on the Corporation's common stock. The quarterly dividend will increase 6.4 percent from $0.235 to $0.250 per share. The dividend will be...

Small Cap Stocks on the move:(CRDC),(WAVX),(MNI),(CXDC),(BSDM),(ONCY),(USAT),(LLNW),(ICGN).. Big Winners from recent small cap ideas include:(AUGT),(PSTI),(REDF),(LEE),(SSN),(PRIS)..

Morningstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: MORN), a leading provider of independent investment research, and Barron's, the financial magazine published by Dow Jones & Company, today released highlights of(...)Read the rest of Annual Survey Finds Continued Strong Usage of Alternative Investments Among...

At 10:36 am, the Dow gained 0.38% to 11,832.63, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved down 0.08% to 1,292.27 and the NASDAQ composite index fell 0.15% to 2,751.17. The industries that are supporting the market today are: Electronics Wholesale: This industry jumped 3.71% by 10:36 am. The...

The U.S. Energy Department's weekly inventory release showed a smaller-than-expected drop in natural gas supplies, attributable to slightly warmer-than-normal weather conditions. The ‘Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report' – as reported by the Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) every...

The U.S. Energy Department's weekly inventory release showed a smaller-than-expected drop in natural gas supplies, attributable to slightly warmer-than-normal weather conditions. The ‘Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report' – as reported by the Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) every...

Below are the top small-cap internet information provider stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of earnings estimate for the next quarter. The earnings estimate for Travelzoo Inc (NASDAQ: TZOO) for the next quarter ending March, 2011 is $0.25 per share. TZOO's trailing-twelve-month ROE is 33....

Small Caps on the Move:(SSN),(CHGI),(EGY),(SRZ),(TPLM),(ENG),(LEE),(MNKD),(PRIS),(ZAGG),(ROHI)(LTXC).. Some Huge Winners posted this week include,(EEE) up over 140%,(VVTV) ,(SOL),(BRKS),(ZAGG),(FXEN),(OCZ) and others...

The U.S. Energy Department's weekly inventory release showed a larger-than-expected drop in crude stockpiles, while gasoline and distillate supplies climbed steeply. Meanwhile, refinery run-rates were down from the previous week. The Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) Petroleum Status...

The U.S. Energy Department's weekly inventory release showed a larger-than-expected drop in crude stockpiles, while gasoline and distillate supplies climbed steeply. Meanwhile, refinery run-rates were down from the previous week. The Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) Petroleum Status...